Aetna Insurance v. Amelio Bros. Meat Co.

Plaintiff-appellant, Aetna Insurance Company (Aetna), appeals from a judgment of the circuit court of Cook County entered in favor of defendant-appellee Amelio Brothers Meat Company (Amelio Bros.). On appeal, plaintiff argues that the trial court’s finding that defendant was not liable under either negligence, strict liability, or Uniform Commercial Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 26, par. 1 — 101 et seq.) theories is against the manifest weight of the evidence. We affirm.

On March 3, 1982, Aetna’s insured, Frankenthal International, Ltd. (Frankenthal), a meat brokerage company, contracted…